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The Canadian high commission in London is Canada's oldest diplomatic posting, having been established in 1880. Canada House, in Trafalgar Square, became the site of the mission in 1923. In 1962, Canada also acquired the former American Embassy at 1, Grosvenor Square in London's Mayfair district, and it was renamed Macdonald House.
Canada House is the home of the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom.It hosts consular facilities for Canadians to renew passports or apply for emergency assistance, visa and immigration processing services, a military liaison office, trade officers, political officers and a public affairs section.
This is a list of Canadian ambassadors and high commissioners to other countries and international organizations, including permanent representatives of ambassadorial rank from Canada. In cases where a diplomat is accredited to more than one nation, the first country listed is the location of the Ambassador's or High Commissioner's residence ...
Canada's example was followed by other dominions of the British Empire and by 1918 they each had a high commissioner in London. Following the First World War, most of the dominions became founding members of the League of Nations and entitled to send diplomatic ambassadors to non-Commonwealth states. [ 2 ]
Brussels (Canadian Joint Delegation to the North Atlantic Council) Organization of American States. Washington, D.C. (Permanent Mission) [ 10] Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. Vienna (Delegation) Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. Paris (Permanent Delegation) United Nations.
High commissioners to Canada. 1928–1934: Sir William Clark. 1934–1938: Sir Francis Floud. 1938–1941: Sir Gerald Campbell. 1941–1946: Malcolm MacDonald. 1946–1952: Sir Alexander Clutterbuck. 1952–1956: Sir Archibald Nye. 1956–1961: Sir Saville Garner. 1961–1963: The Viscount Amory.
Macdonald House, London. Coordinates: 51.5115°N 0.1498°W. Macdonald House in 2013. Macdonald House was a seven-storey Neo-Georgian style building on Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, London. It was part of the High Commission of Canada from 1961 to 2014. [ 1] Macdonald House was used for the High Commission's cultural and consular functions, trade ...
List of Canadian high commissioners to the United Kingdom. Add languages. ... High Commission of Canada, London#List of heads of mission; This page is a redirect.